New California law: ICE agents can't wear masks being fought by Trump

A new law that will prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from concealing their faces with masks goes into effect Jan. 1, while a Trump administration lawsuit to stop it is pending.

Judge orders halt on ICE courthouse arrests in Northern California

A federal judge in San Jose has ordered a halt to ICE arrests at courthouses, arguing that immigrants are between a rock and a hard place: They face either getting arrested for trying to follow the law, or are not showing up to court and facing automatic deportation. 

San Francisco immigration court decimated

San Francisco's immigration court is now decimated, down to just four judges left to decide asylum cases starting Jan. 1, from a high of 21 at the start of the year. 

SF professor questions DHS $3,000 'holiday stipend' to send immigrants back

A San Francisco professor of immigration is wondering whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's “holiday stipend” to offer to pay undocumented immigrants $3,000 and a free plane ticket to leave the country will be successful.

Trump suspends green card lottery program following Brown University, MIT shootings

President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Here’s what we know.

Naturalization interviews canceled without notice: California attorney

As the Trump administration promises to strip citizenship from more foreign-born Americans, some people working toward U.S. citizenship have had their interviews canceled without notice.

Understanding expanded U.S. travel ban
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The Trump administration adds 20 countries to the 19 whose citizens already faced full or partial restrictions on entering the U.S. Mariam Masumi Daud, immigration attorney at Johnson & Masumi, explains expanded travel ban.

Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Tuesday, Dec. 16

A Milwaukee County judge, five federal agents and others testified Tuesday in the trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

Faith groups chain themselves outside ICE building in San Francisco

More than 100 people from Bay Area faith communities locked arms outside ICE’s San Francisco Field Office Tuesday morning in an effort that they described as trying to "stop ICE from kidnapping community members" at their immigration check-ins.

Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Monday, Dec. 15

Attorneys delivered opening statements and testimony began in the trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan began on Monday, Dec. 15.

Trump has a new deportation strategy: fast-tracking third-country removals

President Donald Trump has a new deportation strategy by fast-tracking what's known as third-country removals, and it's causing alarm within the immigrant rights community. 

Tourists may have to provide 5 years of social media history to enter US

A proposed rule would require foreign travelers who can currently visit the U.S. without a visa to submit extensive social media, email and family history to be approved.